THE GREEN HORNET IS RUNNIN FOR MAYOR, BATMAN AND ROBIN ARE FLYIN DRONES AND RUNNING FOR COUNCIL. AND THE JOKER IS RUNNING A LOCAL FACEBOOK PAGE, TALKING TRASH ABOUT HIGH SCHOOL KIDS AND STEALING OLD PEOPLES MONEY?

With the current state of affairs in this town, you need to have a sense of humor. Oddly enough if you were a hold an election two weeks from now, I bet the Hornet would give judge a good run for his money. Seriously, what do you have to lose at this point? Your local leadership group has been like a bad episode of The Gong Show for several years now.

Someone is having a camp fire in Norton and cooking hotdogs and marshmallows. So lets pay Johnny Fireguy Overtime to Drive over the Purple Pumper in full gear to tell them to put out their 24 twig fire. And then blame the potholes.

Budget Woes. well, we can layoff people and cut services..let crooks roam the street, why not…also cancel the summer concerts, fireworks, cherry blossom, labor day celebrations, mum fest, put parking meters back up… etc… “a penny here a dollar there”… or we can think Big and just Sell the rest of Tuscora park to Summa, they can build their parking lot and helicopter pad or whatever. They’ll be happy….It’s not much of a park anymore anyways, not kept up well…and We’ll be happy…the City would make enough money get out of the hole and rehire workers. Also, aren’t there still some empty school buildings, we could sell? I just don’t think putting the Citizen’s Safety..is worth the risk. There are Other ways to fix this. Put your thinking cap on… Mr. Mayor!

You aint takin Tusc Park from nobody. Summa cant afford to pay attention. University will take them over soon. They already built their parking lot, open your eyes. “It’s not much of a park anymore anyways”???? WTH are you saying?? The city will make 4 Million to get out of hole??? Stop commenting, you are an idiot.

funny how folks have to keep changing their names to look like different posters, what’s wrong with your REAL name “Ranger?” bashful? may bad about the Lot, fortunately I hadn’t needed to go to the ER lately. didn’t notice. ok…I did go to the Park the other day, and it was a dumping grounds for city leaf trucks and branches of trees and huge flooded areas all over the place. it looked crappy! I did not see anyone enjoying the park, I was the only one there. and usually I am, except for a couple of kids shooting hoops. yes they wont make ALL the money they need…. but it will be a good chunk, we have to start somewhere. an Empty Trashed Park vs Public Safety… hmmmmmm tough choice…. You Think? there are plenty of Metro Parks…Sometimes we have to make sacrifices, esp. when we have a major set back, with B+W leaving us. if you Lost your Job, you don’t go buying a new $ phone, you stock up on food. You get what you Need not what you Want. We Need Fireman and Police.

funny how folks have to keep changing their names to look like different “posters”, what’s wrong with your REAL name “Ranger?” bashful? -and that goes for the rest of you fake names- may bad about the Lot, fortunately I hadn’t needed to go to the ER lately. didn’t notice. ok…I did go to the Park the other day, and it was a dumping grounds for city leaf trucks and branches of trees and huge flooded areas all over the place. it looked crappy! I did not see anyone enjoying the park, I was the only one there. and no one when I drive through, except for a couple of kids shooting hoops. yes they won’t make ALL the money they need…. but it will be a good chunk, we have to start somewhere. an Empty Trashed Park vs Public Safety… hmmmmmm tough choice…. You Think? there are plenty of Metro and State Parks…Sometimes we have to make sacrifices, esp. when we have a major set back, with B+W leaving us. if you Lost your Job, you don’t go buying a new $ phone, you stock up on food. You get what you Need not what you Want. We Need Fireman and Police.

Real name is Dumbo. He went to the park the other day when it was 3 degrees out and he was the only one there? No DUH! Leaves have not been there for over 2 months. And, couple kids shooting hoops? Not in this weather, BOZO! You didn’t know they built a parking lot? Took over a year. Stick to knitting wise guy, you got OWN3D here. Oh ya one more thing. Amazon will be taking over the B & W building this fall! Pretty much a done deal. Good day!

from what I researched the City made $275,000 just from 4 acres of Tuscora Park. And even if Summa doesn’t have immediate plans for it.. to have pre-acquired the land around it will be a Bargaining chip for any other Medical facility interested in it, if they plan the move on. to know They can expand any time they want without all the “red tape” of acquiring it, will attract more Serious contenders to our city, maybe a nice big burn unit and a children’s wing, like at Rainbow? why not put our City on the Map? (for something other than Chicken Restaurants) think of the Benefits to the Community (not to have to go to Akron) for one thing….and Tax Revenue, when built someday? meanwhile folks who want to hang on to those “PAST childhood memories,” what good is that… doing our economy.??? wake up! grow up….The hospital can create an agreement with the City that until they Plan to develop or sell ..the City may continue to run the Land as a Park for the Citizens and maintain it, thus relieving Summa from that burden, and the property will be TAX FREE.. until such time. I don’t know how many Acres are left, but surely a Million dollars worth! Barberton makes Money… You’ll still have a Park for probably a good while, and someday we’ll have a First Rate Top Notch LARGE Medical Facility. One that will bring Jobs and future Tax revenue ..and Summa will be able to use the Potential to also close a great Deal. It’s a win win..option, esp. when you are a City hurting for money, “that doesn’t grow on trees”… but actually it Could ….from Tuscora Park!……. (and the neighbors to the park, who oppose, will have plenty of time… to put up those “for sale signs”)…….at least something to Think about. huh?

These Firemen made fools out of themselves. Top dollars paid for out of town employees. Take the money and run! Same with the Community Foundation. Out of town person in charge. These are not Barberton people. These are pay check hungry money mops. How many lieutenants do we need? How bout the mattresses that were donated? Does anybody know why they needed mattresses? Money – the cause of all evil. Take a pay cut then make it back with all the overtime. Put in a little extra. And stop with the poor me mentality. Everyone has a home and family. How much money is wasted on 2 parades per year so we can hear loud sirens?

Fireman Bill-You are a degenerate and just made yourself look like a fool. “Pay check hungry money mops”…you must get everything handed to you and not have to work for a living to take care of yourself and others…or do you play the system and let tax payers with jobs (in which they NEED to support THEIR families) to feed and house you? You are a joke. I hope you aren’t from Barberton…because if so, you are a disgrace to that city. Also- Barberton firemen have it harder than many other fire departments. They are constantly saving lives due to the drug epidemics and other emergency situations in that city. You should go ahead and volunteer at the department once to see what exactly they do before you open your big, dumb mouth again.

Since you clearly were not present at the council meeting based on your lack of intelligence on this issue, let me set the record straight for you.

Understaffing is what is causing SOME firemen to make so much money. The overtime is outrageous because the city allows it to be. If you hire more firemen, you end up avoiding paying overtime. Those few that made 6 figures WORKED (something you seem to be inexperienced in) 500-700 hours of overtime. They got that much because others did not want to work overtime…thus, understaffing being the problem.

The mattresses (2 were donated out of the 20 needed) because there was a bedbug infestation and the city ignored the problem. The mattresses are needed because these men work 24 hour shifts protecting people of the city.

SPOT ON! Those who work within the department do not want people to know that. The general public would be shocked at how much personal time off a tenured firefighter can accumulate. So when a department loses thousands of hours to vacation and personal time you have to hire others to work while others are being paid to stay home

good point. EMPLOY more People… instead of over paying current with over high wages…, I agree… expand the Pool of Employees, then you have more to Choose from, when we need extra Manpower for those special Emergencies, esp when you have a “select few” who might want to decline…for various reasons, things do come up…and not Over work the few who are willing to “cover”….. and that goes for ALL businesses…. Less OT…and allow more folks to earn Paychecks. stop the Greed from some who abuse OT…and / or Demanding too Much from the Few who are Willing to work…and spread the Pride of giving Other folks the Ability to be Employed and put food on their table. Even if it is just Part-Time.

Amen ! Dem or repub makes NO diff at municipal level’s. It is about vision and planning. This town has had zero for decades ! I thought Genet had a chance to do something, but he was not tied into the local cronie network. We need to pull info and planning from successful communities in the area. There are a few, why not ask for info in order to formulate a plan for the future ? To turn this town around you will need a person with vision, planning and the ability to work hard 12 hours a day. Cashing a paycheck and employing your buddies is not the right formula.

My dentures about fell out when you seemed to imply that Randy Hart was worth a hoot ! A good laugh is always appreciated. The blue collar workers and a pethora of jobs made Randy, he was justa long for the ride.

Barberton middle school security: I take my grandson to scgool daily and must say that their is no security on all three enterances at the middle school. The school police officer is around breifly waving cars through. The kids or anyone for that matter run wildly in and out at will. The school board needs to use one monitored enterance with a metal detector. Kenmore started doing it years ago and no more weapons are brought in. Lets get with the times and keep the school safe for everyone!

We were out all night plowing and salting getting paid time and half so all you winers and pizza eaters can get to work this morning. Now off to catch some z’s on the clock so we can get paid double time this weekend. yawn……..!!!!

Shows how dumb you are! We will be out in full force getting paid time 1/2 and double time! Now go pi$$ up a rope you scumbag loser. Just for that we are skipping the North End. Say hi to Chief Hopocan for me. BWAHAHAHAHAHAAHA.

I am a racist.along with many others in the media and some sports stars and Hollywood stars.Over the past few years we have proved that fact.We will flip it and call you racist when in fact we are the true racists.Hope you all stay stupid and don’t realize anything.

so…we pay Extra for a mosquito spray truck ..if we’re Lucky… we see Twice during the whole summer….they don’t even start till mid June..the bugs are here in May! then we started paying Extra for sewers…which my whole two sewers on my road, always have 2 foot+ high weeds growing out of them all summer…… and Now….. they want to charge us for the street lights? the lights go out, what …once every 3 years or so? it may seem like Pennies to some…. but add all that up PER Household… that is a nice Chunk of change, that someone is Pocketing, for NOT doing Anything. I call for an Audit..!… we’re being Ripped off. I would not mind paying it…..IF they Actually attended to the things, we are Paying for.

You are wasting your time on this forum. The trolls with a 5th grade maturity level continue to post juvenile remarks by the hundred’s on here. A once valuable community resource, this forum has turned into a safe haven for immature fools. The Herald needs to block the IP addresses of these a$$ clowns so we can go back to good community debate and sharing. This town’s leadership continues to waste taxpayer dollars while large tax paying employer’s slip out the back door. Read the council minutes and you would be amazed at how fast your tax dollars are being spent because we the voters gave council the right to “emergency” every expenditure. This means sub contractor checks are being written before the council even adjourns. This town could have saved millions by doing our own street repairs. You only get state & fed $ for state route listed roadways, all of the side streets are done with taxpayer $.

Ve vill find out who you are and ve vill do nothing about it.”Quality” community debate is at risk!! These a$$ clowns are soooooo immature.Zey vill stop at nussing to destroy zis once vonderful forum.Ve must bring freedom of speech to its knees!!!

Curious…. when us kids were young, many years ago….we played in the creek behind Breitenstine Park..pancake creek, I believe. just noticed all kinds of “Warning, and Keep Out” signs all the way up and down the creek. Q.) is it Park Property? Private Property? City worried about Liability? or is it Polluted.. ( like Wolf Creek is) ? thanks.

I hope the City is keeping an eye on what just happened to Akron and Republic Recycling, now refusing glass containers….Barberton do not allow Kimble to follow suit.. if they do, sue for breach of contract…what is the point of recycling? if they stop accepting glass containers too, I am just going to plain stop recycling. **I know they hadn’t said anything yet, but..really there are only so many Places – Trash – Recycle Haulers can go to. and usually if one decides to make a major change, others will follow…. how awful.

Larry Rininger if Copley is a slumlord. He has 2 rentals on Kendall rd and doesn’t take care of them. Myself and his other tenant have dealt with nasty mold conditions, faulty breaker boxes busted ass garages that can’t be used. He knocks on our bedroom windows call after 10pm to harass and asks for pre dated check so him and his stupid wife can go winter in Florida while we freeze in his shitty houses. Heads up don’t rent shit from Larry or goldy rininger on Kendall rd

How in the hell is the Red Horse Winery in business? This place is the worst! The staff is bothered when anyone visits and you feel as if you are walking on egg shells. The wine is overpriced and all tastes the same. Not sure why Tom Golic even sponsors them. They claim they are in Barberton but not so. Stay away!

Did anybody notice that the Dems always seem to find these mysterious and forgotten ballots after the fact, trunks of cars etc. But when they win, how dare anyone question our electoral system! They also wanted Sessions gone a while back, but now are appalled that he has been replaced! Starting to see a pattern here,!

So a young adult can go serve their country at 18 years of age but Barberton wants to make it illegal to smoke cigs until 21 ? This town is so dysfunctional. Leadership’s thought process around here is mental constipation. If my home’s value was not plummeting into the toilet, it would be almost comical. By the way, it’s that time of year. HEY CITY STREET & POLICE DEPT, START FINING THE IDIOTS THAT BLOWS LEAVES INTO THE ROADWAYS AND DOWN INTO THE CRUMBLING SEWER SYSTEM. Unlike the crazy smoking idea, we do have ordinances against dumping leaves into the roadways. See it on every city block this time of year. Barberton teachers….. take a lesson from the football team. With hard work and no excuses, perfection is possible! Great season Magics & coach Gotto.

Contrite,commercial,arrogance,leprosy.Consume the bitch,mindless like a child.For pity’s sake I’ve had all that I can take.We try.But in the end we’ll see.There are no more codes.Only who is shit and who’s still free.I was gonna change the world with honor and aggression.No one listened,no one cared all they saw was misdirection.Go ahead and disagree.I’m giving up again.

Close your 536th ranked out of 601 school districts and give us back our tax dollars. Give each student an open enrollment form to Norton and viola ! Problem solved. Our just home school them and offer welfare and disability work shops for all 12th graders. That is what a Barberton education will amount to. Teachers could care less down there.

Good read via the Cleveland Plain Dealer online today. Ohio school district report cards are out. Barberton ranks 536 out of 601 districts state wide. They narrowly escaped an F rating by clinging to a D. They achieved 2 out of 23 state requirements. JUST PLAIN SAD !! Considering how much this district has repeatedly leaned on the taxpayer wallets over the past 18 years this needs to be addressed immediately and with swift change. This is what happens when a district has the mentality of ” doing the state required minimum” for everything. So much for the theory that good schools help to increase your home value, hey ? DEMAND MORE AND VOTE DOWN ALL FUTURE LEVIES !

City of Norton please do something about the intersection at Summit and Clarkmill.I’ve personally had a handful of incidents and witnessed others nearly crash due to people who cannot realize there is no stop sign westbound on Summit.Someone is going to get seriously injured.Easy fix-get rid of the stop sign in the eastbound lane and install a cross traffic does not stop sign at Summit(behind red pepper).(new traffic pattern)Driving a large construction vehicle I’ve narrowly missed creaming a few.Please do something about this.

The democrat scum are desperate!!! They’re not thinking clearly and will do anything to get their “power”.Including ruin America in the process.I expect more of this before the midterms.Get to the polls and vote theses deep state pigs out.Funny how mailed packages to different states all arrive within hours of one another.So damn obvious!!! Democrats and the msm are the enemy of the people.

I agree 100%! They also forget too that the Post Office anywhere is NOT that efficient. These were clearly hand-delivered and placed intentionally. I would bet anything that a DEMOCRAT is behind it. The Democratic Party is dying a slow death and they are digging their own graves. Give it a few years and that party may not exist.

hey, didn’t see any “headlines”.. or email Alerts, but are the Police searching for anybody on the West side? two nights in a row now, a vehicle ( it was dark hard to tell what kind – suv maybe in size…) has been going down the road with a very Blinding Bright Search Spot Light, shining it in everyone’s yards and windows! if it isn’t the Police …. isn’t this illegal? we need to know if we should be on the “look out” for any Fugitives! what’s up??

Don’t forget, folks, the filming for “City Slackers” starts today as our road crew rides around Ward 4 looking to pick up leaves that have not fallen yet. Since there won’t be anything to do, you can catch them leaning on shovels and posting messages to Facebook.

I think it’s time president Trump gets the military involved in extinguishing the deep state republicans and democrats.The fed is going to purposely crash the market and lay blame on Trump.These globalist elite are in it to destroy America in order to implement their NEW WORLD ORDER.Start the military tribunals immediately!!!

I hope the younger generation in America can put down their electronics long enough to see how easy a mild form of Nazism can grow and spread. You trump tards are truly a scary bunch and the poor and lower middle class need’s to get out and vote ! It is not about white versus black or poor versus rich. It is about the deplorable mindset exhibited by the majority of trump supporters. This forum is littered with such remarks. I would like to ask the Herald to clean up the juvenile comments and antics posted here. This forum should be a constructive tool for all. I would be embarrassed for someone in a neighboring community to read this forum. Do you really want to be known as Barbertucky? How about we shoot to be known as an intelligent community looking to rebound and grow.

I know MSNBC and CNN are the most reliable and accurate news out there.They are not biased in any way shape or form.They didn’t even call Kanye West a negro.That wasn’t real.You didn’t hear and see that.Antifa fascists are not violent.You didn’t hear or see what you think you did.Now do you see my intelligence?? I’m highly educated!!!

You use a talking point that liberals constantly use on Trump yet your puppeting for a democrat.Are you confused? Oh wait I think I just answered my own question.The bank is being torn down for a parking lot by the way.LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!! Enlighten us oh brainiac!!!!

When you look in the dictionary under looney liberal there is a picture of Christine Ford.They all have that same horrible wild eyed,batshit crazy look to them.This mentally ill bitch is a psychologist? Wonder how many people she has ruined.We are doomed as a country!!

We have all been raped by demonic democrats for many years now.I feel war will be the only fix now.F U democrat scum!!! Go to hell where you scumbags belong!! I will vote republican across the board for the rest of my life.I don’t give a shit about our local democrats we all know.F them too!!! U live when I die!!!

Well let’s see how many more gifts from the left we can receive before the midterms to energize conservatives! Lately they are gift that keeps on giving! All they have to do to lose again is act naturally! Keep up the good work! Mama always said stupid is as stupid does! LOL

Ohioan’s must have valid ID to vote.ICE will be at all polling locations across the state of Ohio.If you’re one of the 20 million illegal aliens in this country don’t bother trying to vote or you’re gonna be deported.In fact you should just pack er on up and MOVE!

We fought your wars with all our hearts.You sent us back in body parts.You took are will with the truths you stole.We offer prayers for your long lost soul.The remainder is an unjustifiable egotistical power struggle at the expense of the American dream.We don’t give a damn about your world with all your global profits and all your jeweled pearls.We don’t give a fug about your world.Right now.

Ok you Trumpy tards, lets here the excuses for this new one. I see Trumpy was speaking in front of the U.N. and when he boasted about his administration, most of the U.N. broke out in laughter. Check it out, it’s all there in HD video for you to see. That is what the world thinks of our leadership. Not fake news. Fake news is an excuse made up to help those without a clue. Sorry 🙁

I’d say they have been laughing all the way to the bank, from the previous administration.He who laughs last laughs loudest! If Obama would have accomplished a fraction of what Trump has done in 8 long years, he would have been the best president of all time! Of course paying your fair share has never been a Democrat idea! Go Trump 2020

Yeah, let’s down play the fact that the U.N. might be the greatest act of true WORLD WIDE diplomacy ever achieved. The UN is the world’s largest intergovernmental organization. 193 countries and or states represented by a common thread. Only a true Trump tard would mouth off against the U.N.

We believe survivors!! We believe survivors!! We need no facts!! You should be embarrassed of your party but I’m sure you think it’s cute.99% chance that you’re a fat,wild eyed,butt ugly,liberal.See you at the polls TRASH!!

Just so you all know.I went ahead and moved like you so politely suggested.It was a lot of work but I just got done moving my dresser from the basement to the attic without any of moms help.I officially have a new bachelor pad!! I wanna thank you all so much so I’ll go ahead and do that now.Thanks all!!! P.S.Timmy loves it up here.Said he always wanted to live in an attic.

What’s the deal with the street in front of the high school ? They ripped up the top surface over a month ago. Did we bounce a check or does the mayor need to get off his arse and call the subcontractor ? Should have been done by our own street dept weeks ago, oh I forgot. We moth balled our paving equipment so our well paid city workers can go home all rested and clean.

The comments are all from the same person. I would bet there are only about 4 real people on here, the other 100 names are the same person. Rumor has it that the Herald employees post here to stir the pot. You can tell by the posting style that the person is the same.

That’s great sir! Now you get to be with all the other highly educated folks in America.No way were you ever passed through a grade just so you could play bassetball.No way Jose.By the way how is MS13 doing?Tell em I said hi! I love their face tats!!

edbassmasteron September 20, 2018 at 5:52 pm

I wanted to use the name jim stix but ya know.OK I’ll move now.Thanks sir!!

How many of you out there just go ahead and rake and bag and drop off leaves at Edgewood, knowing the city dropped the ball a long time ago. Yeah it used to be a new norm, but hey, at least it’s done at the right time and the city doesn’t tick me off! Just wondering what would happen if an outsider ran for office against the establishment in this city? Hey Hodge you got your ears on? Come on man, shake things up! Most people agree with you because you say what we’re already thinking!

Why not just chop the leaves up with a mulching mower while keeping up with the mowings in the Fall? I started doing that a few years ago because it is much easier than raking all of them and it is also good for the lawn. They will come by this area in mid-October before leaves even start falling and then by the time they make a second pass through here, if they get around to it, then it is almost the end of December and you have piles of leaves sitting there in the street for several weeks. Hopefully you don’t have snow in that time frame or else the plows will push them back into your yard or onto your neighbors yard. I think they need to think about starting in November as opposed to October though. Most times leaves don’t start falling down in bunches until after Halloween.

I think you must be jealous or maybe your not smart enough to be a city employee. First of all no city in this area paves a whole rd nor do they have the equipment or man power to do so !! So dont comment on something you dont know about !! Stick to advance basket weaving better yet get on your short bus and move!

Attn:everybody.My pet squirrel Timmy didn’t come home yesterday.I’m very upset and miss him alot.If you see him please tell him to get home on the double.He’s wearing a red backpack so you’ll know if you see him.He was last spotted near the taxidermist on Wooster Rd.Please any help would be greatly appreciated.thanks

Very disappointed in the Barberton Band staff. Ever since the current staff became in charge the quality of the band significantly dropped. The band is barely audible at the games, the Alma Mater has been re-written and sounds terrible, traditions have been discarded, and the band does nothing exciting to get the crowd excited for the game. Not to mention many students say how the staff is rude and condescending to them and makes band unenjoyable for them. Many stay in band and deal with it because they want to play their instrument and there is no alternative. Our students’ musical talents are being wasted by a staff that looks out for only themselves and not the community or students. They are damaging to our band history and band program and they need to go.

I don’t agree with all of the changes our staff has made to the band, but I do know that our band program is good and strong. We are blessed to have, in my opinion, some of the most talented high school musicians in the state performing on the field. We should be very proud of our band!

LOL!! I’ll say the same about music.To glorify a form of pastime/entertainment is silly.Sports are great way to stay in shape and keep the ruffians off the streets for the most part.Also a great way for parents to live vicariously through their kids.How about glorifying god and country.Our military.Our doctors.Our police.Our teachers.Our farmers.Our business owners who provided jobs.etc.At the end of it all its only a game Fokker!!

Can you please use your drones to find my pet squirrel.his names Timmy.been missing.He’s wearing a red backpack and has a knapsack over his shoulder.I think he’s near lake ann.if you spot him from way up high please let me know and tell him to get home we miss him.and that I’m sorry for not giving him his treat.

Did anyone see the liberal communist father who dared his “daughter” to knock a kids maga hat off for 100 bucks? Most likely you did not because of the lying liberal communist media.You can find it on the internet! Absolutely disgusting!! Fair warning: You toucha my hat,I breaka you face!!! Or worse…

yup I seen that.liberals are traitors to America.Look at the illness at the kavanaugh confirmation hearing.They want our 1st and 2nd amendment rights.They want open borders.They want free healthcare.They want free college tuition so they can become indoctrinated by liberal “professors” and proclaim their intelligence yet most never land a job worth a damn.(liberal arts)lol.They wanna live at their parents house forever because they’re entitled and if you kick them out they’ll try to sue.They want boys to be girls and girls to be boys.They want their win even though they lost.Mentally ill spoiled little brats that could use a good azz woopin is really all they are.Sad isn’t it?poor poor little liberals

You have some serious issues. Your blind hatred for those whom are different or have less is both sad and very scary. I am all for someone working hard and I have no issues with closing our boarders as a nation. Terrorism has left little choice in that matter. NO WAY SHOULD ANYONE BE DENIED HEALTH CARE IN THE MOST FRUITFUL NATION IN THE WORLD. You are dead wrong about judging people who cannot afford health care. Other financial assistance programs leave some room for debate. I hope karma finds you soon! Have a nice day !

Lol man,I would say I have not heard something so utterly ridiculous, and unintelligent in a long time, but luckily for you we have the definition of a moron for a president, who can’t shut his mouth, with the most corrupt administration in American history. I’m not a liberal, but they are clearly not the issue in this beautiful country.

Enlighten us Jake.You liberals are nothing but truth deniers.(I wouldn’t admit being liberal either).Do you think government corruption just started? Trump was elected into this shit to get rid of this shit.Like I said you libs are delusional.You HATE Trump plain and simple.Stay in your fantasy land Jakey Jake.

Those numbers aren’t reflecting on this area that’s for sure.I’ve never seen so many able bodies not doing a damn thing but driving around and hanging out.Get the hell outta my way I’m trying to work you lazy liberals!!

This is what happens when people hate Trump more than they love our country! Just think what could have happened if the Dems in office would have helped him (us) instead of starting a witch Hunt! Almost 2 years later and still no collusion! But what about the Dems??? I feel Sessions was Trump’s biggest mistake yet. I hate the tweets and some of what he has said, but love what he is doing in the economy, tax cuts, stock market, jobs etc. Trump for me was the lesser of the two evils, but out of love of country I proudly support him, and hope Republicans can keep control in mids to keep America great!

You are seriously delusional. He has had a dozen of his original hand picked team members quit or get fired within 2 years. His own Repub’s rejected his health reform for month’s. The guy rants on twitter like a juvenile every day and we all know he was in bed with the Ruskie’s. This is your greatest prez ? Build a wall so the Mexican’s can tunnel under it ? Raised tariff’s which in return caused other countries do the same to our exported goods. The list is endless. Keep enjoying the dysfunctional reality tv show that resides in the White House. It’s final season will be very soon! Look on the bright side, you can always watch re-runs of your
“cartoon prez” on Showtime.

His popularity only grows with the simple minded and those whom enjoy drama. Being what the old timers call ” a character ” does not make for a strong and successful leader, however it does gives you good reality tv.

What haven’t the Dems tried to impeach him then? Oh that’s right you have no crime! You see in my delusional life, you have a crime, and you investigate to find the person! In the Dems reality TV life, you have the person investigated to see if there was a crime committed. But there is good news for you too, cnn, msnbc, nbc will keep you on the mental life support you so desperately need!!!

Check out the walkaway movement if your hatred will allow you.Check out all those people you’re calling simple minded.You are sparse on facts and full on opinion oh brainiac.Just like your favorite news channels.#walkaway

Why do we have high school maintenance workers working outside on Sunday’s? Are we paying double time to cut grass? Been this way for a couple of summers now. Nothing against the workers but that does not sound like reasonable spending of taxpayer dollars. Also noticed the high school gym being used from time to time on Sunday’s. Don’t remember that ever happening back in the day. What is going on down at Norton ave on Sundays? Since my taxes have doubled in 15 years due to the school district, think these are reasonable questions.

We’ve got a lot of illegals here in Ohio.Contact ICE about these businesses who are hiring them.Landscaping,Flooring,Construction,roofing.oh wait these are jobs Americans won’t do.Correct?Wake up people!Black Americans will be outnumbered by illegals within the next 5 years.

It already is. Hard working homeowners are leaving and staying away. sect 8 and rental folks make up the majority and civic pride is non existent. City services are a joke and the local city and school system workers live and pay taxes elsewhere.

With this new president, the economy is booming! It just didn’t happen here yet. We have seen what all this “change” has brought us. We got a president restoring our country, we need a like mayor to restore our great city! There is still alot of magic to be seen here. Like a great man once quoted “it’s the economy stupid ” well said!

that’s the POINT! we should not have to remind our reps, that we need sprayed, this should be done automatically and regularly, not on demand. after all they are taking our payments for this service. and yeh I know only $15 but x’s all our citizens owning property… is quite allot of dough. we should not have remind them to spray our streets.

28th street off Hudson run is the fastest way for emergency vehicles to get to the back roads aka noble, stratford, prospect etc.. because of lack of 4 way stops. also folks tend to zoom down the road, people walk this road to go to the family dollar or to the custard stand, all this to say it is a very busy road and once again, the basement house at the corner of auburn and 28th have that wiry bush all overgrown and your car has to be 1/3 of the way out in the street just to see the cross traffic … that is zooming up the 28th street hill to gain momentum, drivers either lay on the horn at you or swerve to miss you and possibly collide with an oncoming car. there have been a few accidents over the years at this corner. why can’t the owner of this house see they are endangering drivers and pedestrians? and now we have kids on bikes being summer… Please trim the stupid bush back..way down. or just get rid of it. hoping a police officer will drive down the street and see for themselves what a possible accident this could pose. ..and while you’re at it Officer… after 6pm notice the parking war on Auburn between 29th and 28th. barely enough room for one car to squeeze through without taking off the side door mirrors, no way for 2 way traffic let alone a possible ER vehicle. people are placing concrete blocks and orange cones to discourage parking and people are just parking next to them, for spite, thus being in the middle of the road. surely there is a law about road and traffic clearance. right? and obstructing the view at an intersection… thanks

I drove around Ohio this week and came home on Rt 21. Got off on the Barberton exit at Rt 585, only to rediscover the potholes from Hell at J & R Wheel. Well, they were filled up, but it was patch upon patch upon patches. Guess I’m home now, the roads are BAD here. Nowhere else that I went were nearly as bad as here. I went to the south, southwest, through farm country and city, and no roads were equal to ours. This is not something that we should be proud of, it should be something that motorizes us to action! So, where are the road repair trucks? And I don’t mean those stupid tar and chip trucks, either! Those do nothing but make the road look pretty for a season or two, then it’s back to pothole Hell again. For those who fear public reaction to road repair action: think again. The roads are so bad that any true repair work is worthy of celebration in this town! Bring out the trucks! Bring out the rollers and hot asphalt!

Has there been 1 mosquito spraying yet ?? What in the heck are we paying for ? I am seeing these Stewart mosquito signs up in front yards. So are homeowners having to pay for their own private service ? HEY CITY COUNCIL, WAKE UP AND GET INVOLVED IN THIS ISSUE !!!!!!!!!!!!!

I live by Johnson’s corners and they only been out once… that I heard and I am home every night. and they did Not do every street..and they were going really Fast. I think the company should be investigated or at least supervised by a city council person on a route, make sure they are doing it right.

Between 10AM and 10:15AM on July 13, 2018. Near the corner of 5th ST SE and Robinson Ave. I was waiting for a 14 bus by the CVS. I heard a firetruck coming down 5th St from the hospital. They were going lights and sirens. Everyone was pulling over and stopping like they are supposed to do. Every except for a red pick up truck that was coming down Robinson and made a left hand turn on to 5th St right in front of the fire truck. Fortunately the fire truck was able to stop. The red pick up had to drive up on to someone’s well manicured lawn in order to get out of the way.

To that pick up truck driver. You could have caused a very serious accident! Were you drinking? Shooting up something? Smoking something? Talking on your cellphone? I sincerely hope you were caught on camera. I sincerely hope you get a ticket. I sincerely hope they throw the book at you!

I think they should use the lake for a youth fishing program with their parents . I can’t believe the number of kids these days who have never been fishing or hunting. I raised my children in the outdoors . Every Saturday they were up at 5am hitting the lake or woods. Not sleeping till noon playing video games getting in trouble. Now their grown adults and we still spend every weekend in the outdoors!!

They also raided one on W. Tusc. that has been running a scrap yard, drug flop house. Building dept out to lunch on this one, but police after countless calls finally drug busted them. No more strange guys on bicycles with backpacks at all hours of the night and day Hopefully another one down. Getting our neighborhood back little by little

Brilliant, let the police slack on doing their job. I certainly hope you are not making adult decisions on a daily basis. Reinstate an ole job requirement. Have your local officials and employees ALL LIVE HERE within the city limits and you would be shocked at how well they would perform their duties when it could affect the street and neighborhood they live in.. Now a days, they all just punch out and go home to Green, Wadsworth, Norton, etc

I didn’t mean to imply that the police were slacking, the funny thing about dealers is they don’t want to get caught. So I believe it takes multiple calls for them to bring them down. Barberton Police can be picked up on any smart phone. So they can get a heads up. I support our police and congratulate them on bringing another one down. The building department I give a F for allowing the scrapyard to continue for so long. In fact on the bust it was the police that called them down to take pictures and finally do something!

Did you hear about Barberton’s new casino game ?? They are putting in a gambling window at the main entrance of magic city plaza. As a vehicle turns right leaving the plaza, you place your bet on whether or not the ball joint shatters or the tie rod breaks in 2. CITY STREET DEPT SHOULD BE ASHAMED !! That hole has to be 6 ft long and 3 ft deep.

BY THE WAY, ALL YOU IDIOTS POSTING JUVENILE SMACK TALK NEED TO BE BANNED. HERALD : PLEASE BAN THEIR IP ADDRESSES

I think you should all start a bitching club!! You could buy a short bus drive around town and in the fall you can bitch about the leaves (not being picked up or picked up to early or too late!!) Then in the winter you can drive around and bitch about snow removal!! Spring time could be pot holes!! And then summer could be grass at the park or maybe a neighbors grass that’s to high! You could write on your bus the b-town cry babies!!

Why drive around and complain? There is no need to. By your statement, even you are admitting that ALL of these problems do exist. You proved my point for me. How about we load up all of the over paid city slack offs and put them all on-board the “gravy train” and run it right out of town and start over with some workers who care? All wishful thinking but the train does not go down easy street 🙁

Just wanted to say thanks to street Sept. for keeping up with potholes at 16th and WRW. Good Job! Just wondering who inspects cut outs and such from contractors like Dominion, who cut out of a nice road and do not restore it to a satisfactory level, and then does the street Dept. get complaints? Robinson Ave. Is an example. I won’t even go there about CSX and the Hudson Run tracks! Not complaining just wondering how they get away with it.

I will admit I am not the brightest bulb on the tree, but I was referring to the cut outs on 16th NW and was thanking them for fixing the potholes on 16th ST. At least to me they do the best they can with what they have to work with. I did complain about the plowing once because they just missed us I guess. If I can post to complain I can post to say thank you. And thank you for amusing me this snowy spring day!

I think you should be happy the way Barberton kept the roads this winter and thankful you don’t live in the Norton school district I live in New Franklin my children graduated 10 years ago and this pushy witch Jennifer Bennett is demanding we pass yet another school levy Norton gives New Franklin nothing we have wells for are water and pay for our trash pick-up, we have our own fire department and police department so what give this lady the right to tell me I have to pass this, I had to pay for my children to play years ago how much more can you bleed the tax payers.

If it’s like Barberton, they will keep putting it back on the ballot until it passes. It’s not if, but when. It looks like enough homeowners showed up to temporarily put a hold on it. But where else could it come from??

potholes no the vodka you must be swilling at 1230 am yes. try hitting the coffee pot and try posting an adult comment for change. you and a handful of other juvenile trolls have killed a forum that once was used to share city wide issues but then again you city backing cronies wanted that to begin with. job well done. go take another 40 hours of PTO time out of petty cash aka taxpayer money

Killed it for dirtbags like you?? Perfection!!! Trump is your PRESIDENT!!!!! You’re this and you’re that and go do this and go do that.wha wha wha.Arrogance and ignorance sure do go hand in hand with you liberals!! It’s soon going to backfire!!!

This forum never shared city wide issues it has just been a place for every unhappy tax payer to bitch and point the finger at the city you and about another dozen people on here need to learn to stand on your own 2 feet!

I would like for the mayor and street dept supervisor to go down to magic city plaza. When they go to leave the plaza be sure to go out the main entrance and make a right hand turn. Do this about 5 times and see if the front end falls out of their vehicles. That chuck hole down there could house about 5 ducks. Been this way for 2 months. Street dept should be ashamed.

OK.Smoking is a bad habit and is bad for your health.So is bad eating habits! Lots of overweight people here in Barberton.Don’t you dare let me see your fat a** stuffing a sandwich in your fat face! Wanna act like Nazi’s? Two can play that game.

Don’t go anywhere near the Tusc River! Big-time health hazard.All those buried barrels of toxic coolant that are leaching into it from the old B&C on Fairview are spreading the cancer!! Maybe the epa should have a look?

maybe if More families weren’t spending time worshiping false idols at the movers and shakers place of fellowship, they would realize that their own family members need attention. especially if they are out driving around with expired license plates and bags of weed and hydrocodones in their cars.

Making two possibilities a reality predicting the future of things we all know.Fighting off the diseased programming of centuries,centuries,centuries,centuries.Science has to recognize the single most potent element of human existence.Letting the reigns go to the unfolding is faith,faith,faith,faith.Science has failed our world.Science has failed our mother earth.Spirit moves through all things!

I would like to know the city of barberton’s trash and recycling requirements for the time and day for the containers to be taken out and retrieved.I see the containers out early in the week and weekends and not retrieved after pickup day, if at all.The city has enough visual issues (Not to mention the street conditions and unkempt
properties) without adding a sea of unintended trash containers to the mix I guess it would take a little pride and effort to do a basic task.Please publish the laws for residents to know and the city to enforce.

You guys thought republic was bad? Kimble is no better! Last week mine and my neighbors recycle was forgotten. This week my trash was forgotten. Trying to get a hold of these people is job in itself. When will they get it right?

Why would you care about republicans? You’re in independent…I on the other hand am just plain dependent on you people working to pay for my ebt.Something you don’t know about me Joe Rogan.I smoke rocks!! With key key!!

I have immigrant friends from Europe who have become citizens in this country. They are solid conservative Republican, but they cannot understand why assault weapons are not outlawed. They are saddened that this country is so backwards in regards to gun safety. These same people telling me this are Trump supporters and voters! I think it would be worthwhile for many on this thread to reach out to European immigrants and just ask what they think about our gun laws and listen with an open ear.

My friend from a former communist Eastern European country told me that she thinks it’s heresy that Republicans, and she’s a Republican, view the bible and the constitution as equal. She is an immigrant, and even she rattled off that Blacks were 3/5 of a person, and that drinking was outlawed in the constitution. Mistakes happen. In Europe, constitutions use to change all the time. Just because we are Americans, doesn’t mean our constitution is infallible.

LOL, nope. Just plain old Jan from Barberton. Honestly though, if you ever run across someone born outside the US, ask them their thoughts on our gun laws just for poops and giggles. There’s nothing wrong with challenging your current state of thought. That’s how people grow.

Outside u.s. citizens opinion don’t mean a dam thing to u.s.a. pro gunners!! We’re comfortable with the laws we have. Maybe you should ask them their opinion on gun free zones and crazy psychos that snap!!

Why is it that having a car requires taking a test and having insurance, but having a gun requires none of this? There is more regulation with cars than there are with guns. That is messed up. That is why this country is experiencing these mass shootings. Shame on the GOP for blocking common sense gun regulations.

I don’t hate Trump supporters. I have family members who are Trump supporters. I just feel sorry for them. They are wishing and hoping for an America in the 1950s that will never return. You know..the time that white men ruled over minorities, women, and LGBTQ peoples. Sorry folks, but that time will never return.

I wish to offer my heartfelt thanks to Tim McCracken for his excellent editorial in today’s Herald. I have heard many liberal commentators declare with a straight face that the United States is the only country that experiences these mass shootings such as the terrible tragedy in Florida. That is an outright LIE! At least five people in Russia were shot and killed leaving church recently. Russia has gun laws as strict as any place on earth. Who had the gun? A criminal intent on killing had the gun, of course. The best defense against a criminal with a gun is a law-abiding citizen with a gun. I have a concealed handgun license and am always prepared to defend myself or others. The Second Amendment to the Constitution IS intended to give citizens the means to protect themselves from an oppressive government. The United States Constitution is the greatest political document ever written – including the Second Amendment.

Your comment is based on a lot of assumptions. First, the assumption that everything Tim said is correct. For the sake of debate, let’s assume that everything Tim said it right. That being said, one could argue Russia is an outlier. The better argument, I feel, is that the US is a democratic country more similar to the UK and Australia. Our country is more similar to those countries than Russia. That would be like comparing gun deaths in America vs Iraq rather than a country more similar and stable like us, let’s say England and Australia.

Obama campaign preaching change.Remember that.Oh he changed things alright!! Do you think it’s possible that many millions that voted for Obama(at least first term) voted for Trump? We will never agree.A divided country should become just that.Divided.

You’re right. Of course millions who voted for Obama voted for Trump. That’s why Trump won PA, OH, WI, MI, and FL. You are absolutely right.

What I’m confused about is that you state, “a divided country should become just that.Divided.” What do you mean (and I mean main idea…not even gonna tackle the lack of punctuation or spacing)? Are you openly advocating that Republican States secede from The United States of America? Are you openly advocating treason? I hope I’m confused. Could you please enlighten me?

I’ll hide behind a smile and understanding eyes.And I will tell you things that you already know so you can say “I really identify with you so much”.I’ll come to you like an affliction and I’ll leave you like an addiction.You’ll never forget me.You wanna know why? Cause I’m a liar.I’ll rip your mind out I’ll burn your soul.I’ll turn you into me,I’ll turn you into me.Cause I’m a liar!

Agree with you Jan. Really miss having an intelligent, educated, well-spoken decent man for president. We’re stuck with that profane, lying, terribly unqualifed creature. It’s so embarrassing to be an American right now.

I’m proud to be a American!! Get up go to work provide for my family !! Why is it all Obama supporters sleep till noon and wait for the mailman to bring them their monthly hand out!! I think trumps gonna do a good job at ending the handouts!! I believe that’s why you don’t like him here’s a idea Get a job work work work!!

You people think that the answer to the horrible gun problem is MORE GUNS?! That is just insanity!

We have a gun problem. Who doesn’t have a gun problem? England and Australia. We need to look at what they are doing and incorporate BEST PRACTICES.

I absolutely love how readers on this site say, “It’s our right to have a gun!” OK…let’s deconstruct this argument. The founding father agreed it was your right to have a musket in case England invaded. You still want a musket? You got it! They never intended you to own anything more than a musket.

I love how Republicans think the second amendment and the bill of rights is somehow infallible and somehow equal, if not higher, than the bible. Republicans think anything in the bill of rights is infallible, but they forget the part saying black people are 3/5 of a person. Look it up. Is that part infallible? Or are you just cherry picking parts to fit your political agenda? What about Prohibition? That was in the constitution. Was that infallible? I hope not, cause the repeal is also in our constitution!

The common sense approach is model gun laws based on other countries that have low levels of gun violence. Anything else is dangerous, and a threat to the safety of the majority of Americans.

Agree with you Jan. Really miss having an intelligent, educated, well-spoken decent man for president. We’re stuck with that profane, lying, terribly unqualifed creature. It’s so embarrassing to be an American right now.

I got a better idea…hear me out…what about it….wait for it….we OUTLAW ASSAULT WEAPONS. You know, since our founding fathers had no idea what these things were. Let’s outlaw guns other than the musket. The musket is what our founding fathers wanted you to have. Not assault weapons. Not nuclear weapons. Not tanks. MUSKETS.

Why are you projecting your conservative Sean Hannity ideological bent on my comments? You are guilty of a RED HERRING logical fallacy. Google Red Herring Examples. A red herring is when “Red herring is a kind of fallacy that is an irrelevant topic introduced in an argument to divert the attention of listeners or readers from the original issue. In literature, this fallacy is often used in detective or suspense novels to mislead readers or characters, or to induce them to make false conclusions.”

Typically, people who engage in Red Herring Logical Fallacies know exactly what they are doing. They know they are dead in the water in regards to facts and debate, so they attempt to change the subject.

You sir, took my comment that the founding fathers meant for every person to have the right to bear a musket and somehow extrapolated that our military should only have muskets. That is a RED HERRING. You are attempting to diminish my factual position that our founding fathers wanted citizens to have the option to own muskets and claim that I am saying our military should only have muskets. It is not only intellectually dishonest, but it just weakens your position, and makes readers think less of your posts. Why don’t you stay intellectually honest?

Your probably better off not commenting on guns you obviously are uneducated on weapons especially assault rifles I would be willing to bet alot of people beside my family and me own them!! And we would never in a million years have someone take them let alone have you or anyone else outlaw them!!

I have immigrant friends from Europe who have become citizens in this country. They are solid conservative Republican, but they cannot understand why assault weapons are not outlawed. They are saddened that this country is so backwards in regards to gun safety. These same people telling me this are Trump supporters and voters! I think it would be worthwhile for many on this thread to reach out to European immigrants and just ask what they think about our gun laws and listen with an open ear.

My friend from a former communist Eastern European country told me that she thinks it’s heresy that Republicans, and she’s a Republican, view the bible and the constitution as equal. She is an immigrant, and even she rattled off that Blacks were 3/5 of a person, and that drinking was outlawed in the constitution. Mistakes happen. In Europe, constitutions use to change all the time. Just because we are Americans, doesn’t mean our constitution is infallible.

Drugs are illegal, banned, not allowed and dangerous….. Yet we have a huge problem in this country. Stopping the sale of guns or ownership does not solve anything. It’s too late, they are already out there.

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Kimble has yet to pick up one dirty diaper or a wee wee stained mattress, however the comedy has already begun!
Watching these guys unload the new cans with the wheels falling off and lids that won’t close. Hey Mayor’s office, you might want to get rubbish cans with lids that close so the trash does not blow all over town. Seriously, every other can has a lid that won’t close with a 5 inch gap. We may be the opiate capital of NE Ohio but by golly we know how to clown up the city services!

Why move? I have no problems with how things are being handled in the city. Someone was complaining about the new trash barrels and mine are fine, nothing ruined or broken. Just stating that fact. Your comment makes no sense in reply to mine. I think it is YOU who lives in mommy’s basement all day long and posting on Viewsline. How many of these names here belong to you?